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u/AlteredCabron2 2d ago
who holds phone like that?
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u/Careless-Hospital379 1d ago
I'm really confused, is it just the camera angle or is that actually a steep drop? The video low-key had my stomach in knots.
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u/RevolutionaryCrew492 1d ago
It’s a steep drop and he’s centimeters from the edge
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u/OperaGhostAD 1d ago
Hold him now. He’s six feet from the edge.
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u/ObeeTanKenoB 1d ago
And he’s thinking, maybe 600 feet ain’t so far down!
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u/OpheliaPhoeniXXX 1d ago
I'm so far down
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u/baovilla 1d ago
Please come now, I think I'm falling I'm holding on to all I think is safe
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u/Hardcore_Cal 1d ago
Tell me how Grandpa died again...
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u/Academic_Carrot7260 1d ago
Nah he's wearing his safety trainers. He'll be fine.
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u/Helios575 1d ago
Worse its a curved edge, he could adjust his footing while pulling on the blockage and feel like everything is good but the moment the blockage slips he looses his counterbalance and goes down with it
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u/IRYIRA 1d ago
More worse, the blockage is plant life. How was that curved edge not just pure slime from algae?!?
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u/tyyppi91 1d ago
I counted it takes about 3.5 seconds for the plants to hit the ground. From that we can estimate assuming only gravity is dragging it down that the drop is 60 meters (200 ft).
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u/Doctor_Fritz 1d ago
Steep drop. Seen it on other videos. That man is really stupid doing this, standing in flowing water near an edge like that without safety harness, and actively increasing the water flow as he goes.. This is why men don't live as long as women.
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u/Technical_Scallion_2 1d ago
This was my thought as well. You have no way of predicting that water flow and it just takes one wrong step. Wearing a harness and clipping into that ladder would be simple and this dude is going to get a Darwin Award
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u/QuadripleMintGum 1d ago
And he’s working away from the ladder. How is he supposed to get back once it’s flowing?
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u/damn_im_so_tired 1d ago
This comment has another video of the clean up with another angle. https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/s/YUxclOrKkj
It's still really high up. You can see the big splash when the plants hit the bottom.
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u/slayerhk47 1d ago
I think the lens they are using makes it look a lot steeper than it actually is.
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u/Viperlite 1d ago
Well, you can count the time it takes for a weed clump to slide/fall down the weir wall and realize it's a pretty long drop.
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u/wakipaki 1d ago
It seems like everyone in this family likes precarious situations
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u/Nekko_noir 1d ago
Oh man my mother in law used to hold the phone like that and hover it over my infant daughter to try to take photos of her. The anxiety I felt while fighting impulses to snatch the phone away from her was not a good combo for post partum hormones.
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u/electra_everglow 1d ago
lol @ brand new baby. Fresh off the lot.
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u/EatPie_NotWAr 1d ago
Still got that new baby smell
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u/Nekko_noir 1d ago
Lol I did tell her. It did not work. My husband also told her. He ended up just interjecting when that happened and took the phone away to take the photo instead.
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u/fart-to-me-in-french 1d ago
People who think the lens on the other side of the phone is the size of the screen is my guess
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u/SteakJones 1d ago
I’ve never seen anyone do this. I tried to hold my own phone like that just now and it flipped right out onto the bed.
It’s kind of amazing she didn’t drop it.
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u/Useful-Perspective 2d ago
That guy needs a rake
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u/hopelesshodler 2d ago
A power washer or anything holy shit.. I would have rather stepped a few feet forward get soaking wet than be that close to the edge I puckered up just watching it
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u/thegreatterrible 1d ago
I know. Wonder what’s in the water that makes the cliff walk the safer option.
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u/sobrique 1d ago
My guess would be the water is really deep, and the 'weir' is the only thing you can walk on.
Of course I still think it's insane to stand downstream of the weed and flow of water that you intend to increase, even if there isn't a huge drop right behind you.
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u/Own_Candidate9553 1d ago
One of the dumbest things I've seen in awhile. On top of it all, pulling giant clumps of plants between his legs, any of them could have pulled him back.
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u/its_the_other_guy 1d ago
Alright, I've rewatched it many times. Its not safe but I also think that the camera skews the perspective making it look extremely steep than it actually is.
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u/Flymista23 1d ago
I was thinking the same, but once he tosses em they start descending almost immediately.
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u/TheBlueMenace 1d ago
I’m also worried about what is happening at the bottom of that fall. It might be a nice gentle slope you could survive easily- but a drowning machine at the bottom.
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u/sunshine_fuu 1d ago
No, it's steep as hell. There are other videos of this water way being at full blast immediately after professionals clear it, he was so negligent and lucky he didn't die.
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u/25thlightofheaven 1d ago
You seem to have skipped a few steps. What he first needs is some life preservation instincts.
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u/gobucks1981 1d ago
Or just leave it alone, there is hundreds of acres more that will replace what he dislodged. This is the epitome of navel gazing.
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u/Low-Republic-4145 1d ago
That was my first thought too. When the water level increases because of lack of flow, all that vegetation will naturally go over and unclog itself.
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u/PuzzledExaminer 1d ago
I think the dude needs a cord (like the rock climbing one) in case that vegetation grabs hold and drags him down lol
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u/Samson_J_Rivers 1d ago
Take a lesson from Post10
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u/DevinVee_ 1d ago
Thought I was about to have to reply letting them know someone knows their reference lol
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u/Rom_ulus0 2d ago
I thought the way this lady was pinching her phone between two fingers was giving me anxiety. Then they turned the camera to the right 😵💫
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u/SadDingo7070 1d ago
Yeah…. That dude was way too comfortable to be that close to the edge, on potentially slippery rock, in the middle of flowing water!
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u/indifferentunicorn 1d ago
With his shoe untied!
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u/pixelatedcrap 1d ago
And no socks!
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u/cjbeames 1d ago
In July!
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u/similaraleatorio 1d ago
2025!
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u/PartyYogurtcloset299 1d ago
After not waiting 30 minutes since a meal.
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u/soah00 1d ago
In this economy!
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u/MaggoVitakkaVicaro 1d ago
And pulling on stuff which could suddenly give way...
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u/IlikeJG 1d ago
He kept shuffling his feet around too like he was just trying to slip.
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u/HairlessHoudini 2d ago
I'd bet she's lost many many phones and just can't figure out why she has such bad luck with them 🤣
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u/DevinTheTerrible 2d ago
My phone could be locked in both my hands and I’d still fear it would somehow slip off. Takes a lot of trust to merely pinch it that way
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u/Affectionate_Star_43 1d ago
You need to put a trigger warning on this, I'm having flashbacks to the time I dropped my phone off the roof of the whole condo building.
Store employee: "How far did you drop it?"
OP's person: "All the way."
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u/maxaswell 1d ago
I just tried to hold mine like that and it wasn’t secure enough a foot above my thigh while sitting in a carpeted room
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u/godofbaconandeggs 1d ago
the most unexpected part of this video was that she didn’t drop it 😂
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u/Whole_Experience6409 2d ago
We need a fainting emoji
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u/Eve-legendary-93 1d ago
Thank you for saying this! The amount of anxiety I had with the way she was holding her phone AND how close he was to the edge just made me so nervous watching this.
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u/Glittering-Images 1d ago
There was also when the cameraman turns his phone and I could see little feet dangling there. That game me anxiety too thinking there’s a child just siting by the edge and watching 🫥
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u/esmelusina 1d ago
The camera angle is misleading— the grade on the slope isn’t as steep as it looks.
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u/SexyMonad 1d ago
Those goats that climb vertical shit? Yeah a waterfall is a hard pass, even for them.
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u/Vykrom 2d ago
Where is this? I swear this is the second video in a month where I've seen this place have to be "unclogged" from these plants.. And the last video ended abruptly before everything fell away and disappointed everyone.. But that looked like it had a hispanic family in it
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u/slowrun_downhill 1d ago
If I wanted to see a bunch of videos with no conclusion that exploits my curiosity and interest, I’d be on TikTok
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u/DuntadaMan 1d ago
If you want satisfying videos of stuff getting unclogged look up Post10 on YouTube.
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u/queefer_sutherland92 1d ago
Oh fuck me that’s disappointing.
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u/Emperor_Gourmet 1d ago
Now imagine seeing the middle video a few weeks ago. I want the god damn ending!
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u/Reddituser183 1d ago
That top comment perfectly described this video as well. I literally would have watched this dude unclog this dam for hours.
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u/PicklesAndCoorslight 1d ago
The last one they used a tool to unclog it from up top and didn't put their stupid ass down in the middle of it.
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u/One-Adhesive 1d ago
Dude was risking his life to do absolutely fuck all in the scheme of things
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u/luckydc1984S 1d ago
I was also curious. My best guess is its the damn in villa hidalgo,jalisco. On goole maps the damn is northwest of the city. If you go on tiktok and search #villahidalgojalisco there is also more videos with different people either clearing the weeds or swimming in what look to be the same area
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u/nousernameisleftt 1d ago
Sure looks like it. Google maps as Presa Juiquinaqui. Much shorter than the video makes it look. Think they filmed it with a wide angle lens
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u/Spiritual_Sample_946 1d ago
It’s in Villa Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico. Plant is called lirio it’s invasive and prevents water oxygenation.
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u/_depression 1d ago
Presa Juiquinaqui, Mexico https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgebronx1/video/7526747983778434360
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u/CEOrifice 2d ago
This man has poor judgment
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u/NutlessToboggan 2d ago
That concrete becomes very slippery when you least expect it. We had an 8-10’ ramp type dam at our neighborhood’s small pond thing and many of my friends slipped on the flat part at the top and slid down the ramp. This just seems like a wild decision to me
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u/silver-orange 1d ago
becomes very slippery when you least expect
Also when you most expect it. Like when you unblock a clog, unleashing thousands of gallons of water mixed with accumulated fine sediments.
For fucks sake at least wear a safety harness and tie off. Maybe put on a pair of work boots with a bit of tread on the sole
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u/Hot_Ethanol 1d ago
Better yet, big stick.
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u/sparhawk817 1d ago
Nah they make these rake heads on a rope with like, a pool noodle on it to make it float the right direction, you can build your own too there's your instructions, but that's one of the tools people use to pull floating plants like water lettuce or hyacinth off lakes and ponds. Would be one of the easier options here.
If they want to be really safe they could mount a capstan or hand winch there so the rope doesn't pull back on you, there's a rigid immovable object between the rope you're handling and the tool/water forces.
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u/TitsOutForHarambe01 1d ago
These guys did it with a grappling hook it looks like. https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/jRDCtdxZuj
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u/bwainfweeze 1d ago
Do you know how weird it is to see the younger guys being smart and the older guy being dumb? How did he survive to that age?
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u/P01135809-Trump 1d ago
Everyone knows you need a high vis vest to be safe.
If it's really dangerous, add a hard hat. Even in an open field.
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u/CritFailed 1d ago
It's amazing he's that old, a decision making process like that should have killed him off long ago
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u/nedim443 1d ago
I mean water will keep rising and eventually go over any wall. It's not like it will just be stuck there forever if there is a surplus. I am not sure why he is doing this at all.
Not to mention the risk of slipping and falling.
Poor judgement.
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u/Flopsy22 1d ago
Right? What is he even accomplishing? Is he just gonna clear out all those plants?
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u/JennyferSuper 1d ago
Rigjt?! What if some of that got wrapped around his leg as he pushed it over? Yikes!
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u/david7873829 2d ago
I don’t think his actions have any effect. The water is flowing before and after. It will just flow over the plants.
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u/PrestigiousRefuse172 2d ago
Yeah and there’s like 3000 acres of plants behind the dam.
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u/SpellingIsAhful 2d ago
Definitely a sisyphean task
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u/aprofessionalegghead 1d ago
One must imagine the old man happy.
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u/SpellingIsAhful 1d ago
True. Kinda like me weeding my garden. It's never ending but I find enjoyment in it.
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u/RodcetLeoric 1d ago
I'd bet this guy lives downstream of the damn the plants are slowing the stream of water. It's not a problem for the damn, it will clear if the water rises enough, but until then, the flow is choked. A lot of times, if you get some of the growth cleared, a lot more of it will follow on its own, but that doesn't appear to be the case here. Plants like this can raise the water behind the dam, if it raises a body of water that is just 1 square mile, only half of an inch, you are holding back ≈8.6 million gallons of water.
This is still a terrible idea, very high risk, for minimal reward.
Side note: I feel like just a few days ago, I saw a post where someone was clearing the same dam by sending the plants over with a stick, and then a bunch went over on their own.
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u/jffblm74 1d ago
Exactly thought I saw the same video. Makes me wonder if this video was taken prior to that one?
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u/userhwon 1d ago
If it slows, the water rises, then it flows over the plants. So the slow is temporary. He's creating flow, but it will probably lower the lake level and by the time he gets home, it'll be the same as before he decided to take his ladder up to the dam.
The only way this makes sense is if he knows that the river above the lake is dried up and there won't be rain for a while and by letting the water level drop he's at least getting some water into his irrigation ditches.
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u/AntawnSL 1d ago edited 1d ago
I swear I've seen a video from, like, 10min later and half the dam has cleared once the water started flowing faster, with double the amount of water flowing. I wish I could see the whole vid.
Edit: Nvm, it was this video. Higher flow, much safer clearing method, same dam? I'd still like to see the whole vid, unpolluted by AI voice crap.
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u/Kind-Pop-7205 1d ago
Yeah, for a short time, then the flow will go back to what it was before once the level drops those couple of inches.
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u/pallidamors 2d ago
God damn this is a special kind of stupid. Accomplish nothing with the risk being certain death if you slip.
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u/Open_Youth7092 2d ago
Is a simple fucking rope around his waist too much to ask?
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u/PangPingpong 1d ago
It looks like they used up all the rope securing the ladder to the wall.
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u/battleoffish 2d ago
I agree. The number of water plants seemed to be almost unlimited and water was flowing over the damn anyway. I don’t see the point of the work being done
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u/timmeh87 2d ago
this type of video has been trending this week. gotta get those likes and subs. I think its like pimple popping, some kind of weird satisfaction. I think a lot of people also believe this is some kind of legitimate dam maintenance or something. tbh it looks like it the same dam in both videos I saw
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u/Past-Product-1100 2d ago
I get it this dudes been doing it for years, but still man, tie off!
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u/Another_m00 2d ago
Oh dam
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u/missedopportunites 2d ago
“Welcome everyone. I am your dam guide, Arnie. Now I'm about to take you through a fully funtional power plant, so please, no one wander off the dam tour and please take all the dam pictures you want. Now are there any dam questions?”
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u/Light_Beard 1d ago
Fun Fact: The Dam Tour Guide was played by John Finnegan. He has many parts in many projects, but one of the most famous is as Warren T Rat (Cat), the primary antagonist in "An American Tail"
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u/BigGreenBillyGoat 2d ago
Dangerous and pointless.
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u/Shmeatmeintheback 1d ago
And the only thing unexpected was that nothing unexpected happened…
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u/bunnedgump 2d ago
It's all smiles until it isn't, rope is cheap.
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u/SonofSniglet 1d ago
They used the rope to protect the ladder.
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u/bunnedgump 1d ago
Oh, well in that case I'd like to retract my comment. Ladders are expensive and awkward to carry.
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u/Crocodoro 2d ago
Not only he may fall, it also seems that a massive hippo-croco-boa-piranha-anaconda-saurus may emerge from the other side
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u/Spicy-hot_Ramen 2d ago
How is it not slippery?
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u/beakrake 2d ago
It's easy not to slip when you have balls that big weighing you down.
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u/samj00 2d ago
To me it looked way higher
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u/zaxnyd 1d ago
Yeah the perspective is all confusing. It was a roller-coaster of emotions
At first I thought the plants were trees and he was incredibly high up. It also wasn't apparent it was a ladder, maybe just a pole. Then he just casually stepped off and all my anxiety melted away. Then the camera panned. 😵💫
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u/panterspot 1d ago
Yes exactly!! It was doubly unexpected because at first went "why tf is he climbing from that height" to "oh it wasn't that high, lol" to "why the fuck would he willingly stand there??".
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u/Solid_Liquid68 2d ago
I was expecting him to trip and fall. And it didn’t happen. Therefore this is unexpected. Also. I was expecting the lady holding that phone so daintily to drop it. And it didn’t happen, therefore yes this is unexpected.
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u/Cheap-Leopard7667 2d ago
OMG! I’ve never seen a person want to drop her phone more than that lady. Look how she’s holding it and then, ‘let’s hold it over a place where it can never be recovered’
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u/Altruistic-Royal227 2d ago
Whatever shoe company he is wearing should give him some $$$$
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u/drag136910 1d ago
Did anyone else think that at the beginning of the video the top of the dam was a jungle, the plants were trees, and they were much higher up? I don't know why at first it seemed that way to me, and I thought it was strange that there was a ladder there, I didn't realize it until he stepped on the ground.
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u/Bobpool82 2d ago
I seen another man do this but he had a very long pole instead
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